Packing case



Apr. 24, 1923. 1,453,094

. R. H. ELLIS ET AL PACKING CASE Filed Sept. ,11 ,1922

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ROBERT HENRY ELLIS and FRANK SIMPER, both subjects of the King of Great Britain, residing at South Street, Fremantle, Western Australia, Commonwealth of Australia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Packing Cases, of which the following is a speci- This invention provides a packing case for the holding and carriage of goods and merchandise whose construction enables it to be unbreakable and non-pillageable without detection, and capable of resisting great strain and hard usage. In this invention the set off 9 to therein mutually receive the ends of their companion members as shown and to be thereat secured by nails 72.

The ends of said members de and f are arranged and positioned flush with each each of the side walls of the case is of identically the same form of construction and said case is thereby capable of being stand-- ardized and consequently manufactured with economy. A chief structural advantage reother as shown. sides in the wall members being relieved of any strain or undue pressure as all thrust and strain both in an inward and outward direction is received by the body frame members which act as fenders or protectors for the case and its contents as a whole. These to if desired. and other structural features will now be explained with the aid of the attached drawings wherein Fig. 1 is a perspective View case made in accord with our ig. 2. is a perspective corner View of a structural modification in which the body frame members are made of a scarfed joint type. Fig. 3. is a similar view of another structural modification showing the body frame members made of a plain joint type. Fig. fl. is a perspective under plan view showing the employment of a metal strap plate or rod for reinforcing the wall plates together.

Referring to Fig. 1. wherein the case is shown as comprised of the companion vertical side body frame members as a and a manner. and of the horizontal companion and end body frame members as b and b and of the companion top and bottom frame members ass and 0 To said body frame members are mutually secured the side wall members a the end wall members 6 and the top and bottom wall members 0 members are positioned and held flush on their inside faces, this avoiding any objectionable projections and resultant loss of These respective body frame of a packin internal space.

Patented Apr. 24, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT HENRY ELLIS AND FRANK SIMPER, OF FREMANTLE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA,

AUSTRALIA.

PACKING CASE.

Application filed September 11, 1922. Serial No. 587,536.

members are all secured to each other by nails 0 in a mutual and interlocking manner and are so arranged and positioned as regards each other that they function as fenders or protectors for the case and its contents as a whole from any external force or pressure and also receive any outwardly directed force or pressure which may originate from the contents of the casethus relieving the wall members from said outwardly directed force or pressure.

Referring to the structural modification shown in Fig. 2. the body frame members as cZ-e and f are each scarfed or made with In this modified type of construction the filling or wall boards (not shown) are adapted to be loosely and internallyplaced in position and made to lie against the members cZe and f or they may be nailed there- Referring to the further structural modification shown in Fig. 3. the body frame members as jk and m are secured to each other as shown by the nails 3 and their respective face edges being made flush with each other as in a plain joint manner. In this latter construction the filling or wall boards (not shown) are adapted to be loosely and internally placed or nailed to the members j7c and m or to be nailed externally thereto if desired but we prefer the internal method of positioning said wall members.

Referring to Fig. 4. the wall boards as above mentioned and referred to are reinforced and stayed to each other by the fiat straps as p in a mutual and companionwise The frame members adjacent their ends are inset transversely thereof to receive the straps and in a similar manner the side members are complementally inset to receive the straps as shown at g Figure 1.

What we claim as our invention and desire to obtain by Letters Patent is These respective wall A. packing case comprising frame members, wall members and straps; said frame members extending across the outside of the ends of wall members on all sides of the case and being inset adjacent their ends, said frame members holding the Well members set our hands in presence of two subscribing agalnst the edges of frame members on ad- Witnesses.

jacent sides, said straps running parallel with ROBERT HENRY ELLIS. said frame members on the opposite sides FRANK SIMPER.

5 of said well members and lying in the insets Witnesses:

in the ends of the frame members. JOHN C. FORMAN,

In testimony whereof We have hereunto F1mr H. LAMBERT. 

